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Alan Baker

Amb. Alan Baker is director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.

Lebanon’s political leadership has represented the two nations as being in conflict; yet in 1983, they agreed to formally end the state of war between them, holding more than a dozen rounds of talks in 1991-93.
The instruments signed in Washington represent a significant symbolic and substantive breakthrough in the relationships between Israel and the Arab world.
The ultra-radical language of the radical left indicates a thought process based on misconceptions and flawed assumptions.
While the U.N. database has no legal teeth, nevertheless, it is a blatant attempt to harm companies maintaining commercial relations in the territories, and in so doing, to harm Israel.
The Palestinians’ ongoing rejectionism invalidates the Oslo Accords, leaving Israel no option but to act unilaterally to protect its security and historical rights.
Is the Palestinian leader cutting off his nose to spite his face?
The application of Israeli law to parts of Judea and Samaria, even if not favored by Jordan, would not constitute an act of aggression against Jordan and thus would not be grounds for revoking the treaty.
Like water, contagious diseases know no borders. But it is to be hoped that this crisis will enhance mutual trust and confidence between Palestinians and Israelis.
While it is easy to conflate international law and politics, it is incumbent upon international officials to conduct themselves with the appropriate professional decorum.
The E.U. labeling requirement is an overt, political measure strengthening the already existing links between the E.U. and the predominantly European BDS campaign.
Rather than dabbling in international law, of which he evidently knows very little, Col. Shaul Arieli should stick to being a soldier.
Israel is one of the only states that excels in the very values treasured by the Green movement: innovative ways to protect the environment, reduce pollution, purify wastewater, desalinate seawater, reforest and protect natural resources.